Public Library Partnerships: Mission-Driven Tools for 21St Century Success

By Holt, Glen E.

Book Id: WPLBN0000660928
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 116.33 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2004

Title:	Public Library Partnerships: Mission-Driven Tools for 21St Century Success
Author:	Holt, Glen E.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Library science, Professional report., Libraries
Collections:	Public Libraries International Network Collection
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Publisher:	Public Libraries International Network


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Professional Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: Rationale for the paper. The study was undertaken because partnerships are growing in number and significance in the libraries of the nations in the European Union, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Partnerships increase because networked computers create the need for cooperation among different government authorities and public libraries and because national and state government officials, recognizing the transforming power of new networked technology, have pushed local public libraries into new partnership arrangements. They also increase because of the need to share limited public resources and to meet the public?s demand for one-stop services that no single library can provide alone. Finally, partnerships increase because libraries often have difficulty playing their increased equity role without help and because they want to play significant roles in community, state and national communications infrastructures. This paper provides both a context for and an outline of steps to be taken to establish successful library partnerships. It is designed to help library leaders think about partnerships, conceptualize how partnerships fit into their own operations and how to take the steps to establish, organize and manage public library partnerships.

Table of Contents
Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................... 3 Rationale for the paper .......................................................................................... 3 Method of the paper .............................................................................................. 3 The Importance of Library Partnerships .................................................................. 5 Contributions of the paper ..................................................................................... 6 Method of the paper .............................................................................................. 6 Partnerships to fulfill institutional mission .............................................................. 7 SLPL Partnerships ..................................................................................................... 8 Training Partnerships ............................................................................................. 8 Funding Partnerships ............................................................................................. 9 Information dissemination / Development partnerships ..........................................12 Program development partnerships .......................................................................14 Partnerships to build and share audiences ..............................................................15 Research partnerships ...........................................................................................17 Political alliances ..................................................................................................20 Library Partnerships in Many Nations ....................................................................23 Training partnerships ............................................................................................23 Funding partnerships .............................................................................................23 Information dissemination / Development partnerships ..........................................25 Program development partnerships .......................................................................26 Partnerships to build and share audiences ..............................................................27 Research and product development partnerships ...................................................27 Political alliances ..................................................................................................27 Managing Partnerships to Match Institutional Mission .........................................29 Conclusion .................................................................................................................35 Notes ..........................................................................................................................36 Author .......................................................................................................................39